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Ministry of Coal
Two Coal Mines put up for Auction on First day of 7th Round Commercial Auction
Combined Geological Reserves comes to 516.34 million tonnes
Capital Investment of Rs. 450 Crores Expected
The Ministry of Coal had launched the auction of coal mines for commercial mining under 7th round and second attempt of 6th round on March 29, 2023. After evaluation of bids, forward e-auctions for six mines were commenced from 01.08.2023.
On the first day, two coal mines were put up for auction of which one mine was CMSP coal mine and the other one was MMDR coal mine. The details of the mines are as under: -
- One coal mine is fully explored and the second one is partially explored.
- The total geological reserves for these two mines are 516.34 Million Tonnes .
- Cumulative peak rated capacity  for these coal mines is 3 Million Tonne per annum .
The result for Day 1 is as under :
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Sl. No.
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Name of the Mine
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State
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PRC 
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Geological
Reserves 
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Closing Bid Submitted by
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Reserve Price 
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Final Offer 
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1
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North Dhadu

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Jharkhand
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3.00
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434.65
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NLC India Limited
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4.00
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6.00
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2
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Pathora West
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Madhya Pradesh
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NA
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81.69
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Shri Bajrang Power and Ispat Limited
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4.00
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18.25
Upon operationalization, these coal mines will generate Annual Revenue of Rs. 337.54 crores calculated at PRC of these coal mines . These mines will attract capital investment of Rs. 450 crores and will provide employment to 4,056 people.
Election Commission
Final Voter Turnout in West Bengal in Fourth Phase of General Election, 2019
Kolkata, April 30, 2019
Eight Parliamentary constituencies of West Bengal among 71 across nine States had polling in the fourth phase of General Election to Lok Sabha on Monday . After 6 pm i.e., the polling time on Monday, the final voter turnout is as follows:
Baharampur-79.41%, Bardhaman Purba  84.75%, Bardhaman-Durgapur-82.57%, Asansol 76.62%, Bolpur -85.70% and Birbhum-85.28%. The scrutiny of the votes polled in Krishnanagar and Ranaghat  constituencies are continuing and hence the poll percentages for these two constituencies are still awaited.
The final poll percentage as received today signifies that voter turnout was maximum in Bolpur , followed by Birbhum, Bardhaman Purba, Bardhaman-Durgapur, Baharampur and Asansol.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates India B team  and India A team  for winning the Bronze Medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai
PM appreciates the people and the Government of Tamil Nadu for hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated India B team  and India A team  for winning the Bronze Medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai. The Prime Minister also appreciated the people and the Government of Tamil Nadu for hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad and welcoming the world and showcasing our outstanding culture and hospitality.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“The just-concluded 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai witnessed encouraging performances by the Indian contingent. I congratulate the India B team  and India A team  for winning the Bronze Medal. This augurs well for the future of Chess in India.”
I congratulate Gukesh D, Nihal Sarin, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali, Tania Sachdev and Divya Deshmukh from our contingent who won board medals. These are outstanding players who have shown remarkable grit and tenacity. Best wishes for their future endeavours.”
“The people and Government of Tamil Nadu have been excellent hosts of the 44th Chess Olympiad. I would like to appreciate them for welcoming the world and showcasing our outstanding culture and hospitality.”
Ministry of Science & Technology
CMERI DEVELOPS ROBOTIC DEVICE FOR HOSPITAL CARE
Kolkata, 27 April, 2020
CSIR-CMERI, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute , Durgapur a constituent laboratory of the Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research  has developed Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device . This Robot will help those healthcare personnel dealing with COVID 19 patients from the forefront and providing services while maintaining mandatory social distancing.
The robot is equipped with state of the art technologies. It has video conferencing facilities, delivery system for providing medicines to the patients, collecting samples from the patient or providing food to the patient. The HCARD assists in solving the distance between the health professionals and the patients. The device is controlled and monitored by a Nursing Booth with a Control Station and can work both in autonomous mode as well as manual mode of navigation. Prof  Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR-CMERI stated that the Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device will be very effective for Frontline Healthcare Officials dealing with COVID 19 patients in delivering services while maintaining mandatory Social Distancing”. Prof.Hirani further added the cost of the device is Less than 5 Lakhs and the Weight is less than 80 kgs.
The uniqueness of the device lies in its capacity of navigation either through autonomous mode or through remote mechanism. It breaks direct contact between health workers and patients in case of highly contagious diseases like COVID-19.
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Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Shri Arjun Munda Launches Biggest Tribal Movement to promote tribal enterprise through Bamboonomics at ‘COP 14 UNCCD : TRIFED-GIZ’
(Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda launched the Biggest Tribal movement to promote tribal enterprise through Bamboonomics in the country which will be a beacon for the rest of the world. He launched the movement for combating desertification and the climate change at “The Indian Perspective through Bamboonomics” session at ‘COP 14 UNCCD : TRIFED-GIZ’ organized at Greater Noida Expo today.
Shri Arjun Munda stated in his speech the importance of indigenous community in combating desertification and for environmental upgradation. He further said that tribal community has lived in a very eco-friendly manner for generations in and around the forest areas and they have never degraded the forest lands. So, their expertise and experience should be taken into consideration.
He said that the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has set the goal of additional 5 mha. under the Bonn Challenge and Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED would strive to support this national commitment. He met the Representatives from many countries and was requested by the Ministry of Agriculture, Benin and GIZ to attend and address their Bio Char Global Meet in November 2019.
Shri Pravir Krishna, MD, TRIFED introduced the “The 4P1000 Initiative: The Tribal Perspective through Bamboonomics” in the side event and explained the genesis of the revolution during the global meet  in New Delhi on the 13th September’19. The 4P1000 Initiative: The international initiative “4per1000”, launched by France on 1 December 2015 at the COP 21, consists of federating all voluntary stakeholders of the public and private sectors. He informed that how TRIFED will involve the tribal community of India for rehabilitating the degraded land without compromising the income of the poor in the garb of environmentally friendly development. He said that Bamboonomics has been designed in such a way that while doing the environmental services, the tribals will be earning. He also launched two International Committees.
The Side Event participants also deliberated and finalized TRIFED DELHI Declaration on 4P1000 Initiative: A Tribal Perspective through Bamboonomics. The Minister signed and announced the Delhi Declaration of TRIFED.
TRIFED is striving to integrate its Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojna  with this new global environmental intervention termed as TICD . TRIFED proposed a business model to supplement the income of tribal community and put it on the world scale by partnering with the German Cooperation . It called for globalization of this movement by further international cooperation. TRIFED’s message to UNCCD is that the 4P1000 Initiative with the tribal perspective through Bamboonomics is the best answer for combating desertification and rehabilitation of degraded wastelands.
Ministry of Rural Development
Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, interacts with Community Resource Persons  under Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme  as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
As part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, under Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme, 75 Community Resource Persons – Enterprise Promotion  certified after training are proposed to be inducted during 29th Oct – 4 Nov, 2021. Towards this, on 1st November, 2021, Secretary, Rural Development interacted with the CRP-EPs of six States – Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and West Bengal. Additional Secretary , Joint Secretary , Director  and State Mission Director/Chief Executive Officers  of these six State Rural Livelihoods Mission  also joined the interaction.
While interacting with CRP-Eps, Secretary, Rural Development emphasized the need for promoting group enterprises, linking these enterprises with the market and preparing a process/method for enterprise type-wise model price tag for entrepreneurs. The need for financial literacy and Bank linkage of the rural enterprises was also discussed. CRP-Eps were encouraged to support enterprise promotion in other blocks in their State and put more efforts to link these enterprises with Banks.
During the above interaction, CRP-Eps shared their experience of enterprise promotion in rural areas under the SVEP scheme. They also discussed about various trainings, capacity building and regular hand holding to understand steps to do business and making it successful and also creating strong market linkages for rural enterprises.
Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme , the sub-scheme under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission  programme supports the Self-Help Group  members and their family members to set-up small enterprises in the non-farm sector.
SVEP develops an eco-system for enterprise development in rural areas consisting of Community Enterprise Fund  for enterprise funding, Cadre of Community Resource Persons-Enterprise Promotion  for providing Business Support Services which includes preparation of business plans, trainings, accessing loans from banks etc. and dedicated centre at block level for providing information to entrepreneurs.
CRP-EPs are selected from the community where the programme is being implemented as they understand the local context and their familiarity with the NRLM eco-system. CRP-EPs along with the Block Programme Manager  and the Mentor are the key human resources at the block level for implementing the programme. They play an important role for Orientation of CBOs on Enterprise development, business plan preparation, market linkages and handholding support to entrepreneurs.
CRP-EPs are trained before they start working with the entrepreneurs, the training is a mix of classroom and field trainings. The total duration is for 56 days. Once they undergo training in one component through class room sessions, they have components of field work where they attempt to put into practice some of the learnings.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Hydrogen Fuel for Public Transport
To promote vehicles operating on hydrogen fuel, this Ministry has issued a notification, vide G.S.R. 889, dated 16.09.2016, for use of Hydrogen as an automotive fuel in the country. The specifications for Hydrogen for Internal Combustion Engine have been specified in Annexure IV-W of the said notification. 18% blend of Hydrogen with CNG  has been notified by this Ministry vide GSR 585 dated 25th September 2020. This Ministry vide GSR 579 dated 23rd September 2020 has notified safety norms regarding hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and its components.
Various hydrogen powered vehicles have been developed and demonstrated under projects supported by Government of India. These include 6 Fuel Cell buses , 50 hydrogen enriched CNG  buses in Delhi , 2 hydrogen fuelled Internal Combustion Engine buses , fifteen hydrogen fuelled 3wheelers , 2 Hydrogen-Diesel dual fuel cars  and one fuel cell car . However, commercialization of hydrogen fuelled bus has not been undertaken in India so far.
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Finance
DRI seizes 8 kg Cocaine worth Rs 80 crore from inbound passengers at Hyderabad International Airport
Acting on specific intelligence, the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence  unraveled two cases of Cocaine seizures at the Hyderabad International Airport in a late-night operation on 1st May 2022.
Two air passengers i.e., a male Tanzanian national, travelling from Cape Town to Hyderabad via Dubai on a Business Visa and a lady passenger from Angola, with itinerary Angola - Mozambique - Lusaka - Dubai - Hyderabad on a Tourist Visa were apprehended by DRI on suspicion of them carrying narcotic substances on 1st May 2022.
A total of 8 kg of Cocaine, each passenger carrying 4 kg, were seized from the passengers from the packets concealed in the false bottom of their trolley bags. The estimated value of the seized Cocaine in the illicit market is Rs. 80 crore.
The instances of smuggling drugs through Air have increased with easing restrictions on air travel and increased passenger traffic. While Indian Customs have facilitated the clearances smoothly, the alert officers have busted the drug smuggling syndicates and nabbed carriers on multiple occasions across the country. Ingenious ways of transporting the contraband have been noticed by way of laminating drugs finely into their baggage which are almost invisible to the naked eye or by concealment in shampoos and food items or at times the passenger becomes body carrier by ingesting drugs in laminated capsules.
Multiple cases involving seizure of Cocaine concealed in the form of pills ingested by air passengers have been booked by the DRI in the last four months. In two such cases booked in Mumbai during March and April 2022, a total of 2.42 kg of Cocaine was found concealed in pills ingested by two passengers.
In April 2022, 1.15 kg of Cocaine concealed in pills ingested by a passenger was seized at Hyderabad, and in another case one kg of Cocaine was seized at Bengaluru in August 2021. Apart from Mumbai and Hyderabad, seizures of Cocaine have also been affected at other airports also.
Sustained efforts of DRI has led to seizure of more than 350 kg of Cocaine, estimated to be worth Rs. 3,500 crore in illicit market, across the country after January, 2021. This includes a big haul of about 303 kg of Cocaine, seized from a containerised cargo at Tuticorin Port.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
167.87 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 15,33,921
Active cases stand at 3.67%
Recovery Rate currently at 95.14%
2,59,107 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
3,97,70,414
1,72,433 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
73.41 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 15,69,449 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Defence
CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF PROCEEDS ON A VISIT TO SINGAPORE
General MM Naravane, the Chief of Army Staff  has proceeded on a three day visit to Singapore from 04 to 06 April 2022. During the visit, he will be meeting senior military and civilian leadership of the country.
On 04 April 2022, General Naravane will lay a wreath at the Kranji War Memorial. The Army Chief is scheduled to call on with the Minister of Defence, Chief of Singapore Army and other senior dignitaries where he will discuss avenues for enhancing India-Singapore defence relations.
The COAS will also visit the Infantry Gunnery Tactical Simulation and Wargame Centre, Regional HADR Coordination Centre, Info Fusion Centre and the Changi Naval Base.
Ministry of Defence
CADETS OF SAINIK SCHOOLS
The primary aim of Sainik Schools is to prepare cadets academically, physically and mentally for entry into the National Defence Academy. Various steps are in place for ensuring the academic excellence of the cadets of 33 Sainik Schools. These include conducting interactive training & close monitoring of progress of cadets, remedial classes for slow learners, introduction of latest pedagogical practices, in-service course and training for teachers, guest lectures & motivational tours for cadets etc.
Sainik Schools Society, Ministry of Defence issues guidelines to all Sainik Schools from time to time to ensure that academic excellence is achieved by each student in particular and the school in general.
The Government recognises the role of teachers of Sainik Schools in shaping the future of the cadets. Teachers of Sainik Schools are eligible for nominations to the following awards instituted by Ministry of Education:
- National Awards to Teachers
- Information Communication Technology Awards
Further, to ensure the motivational level of teachers, due appreciation and recognition from the Chairman, Local Board of Administration and Principal of the respective Sainik School is given to the teachers of Sainik Schools.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri S Muniswamy in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Secretary  as Finance Secretary doesn’t deal with expenditure proposals from the Ministry of Defence; Rather it is Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance which deals with financial sanctions relating to all the Ministries of the Government of India
Shri Rajiv Mehrishi, joined Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance as Secretary on 31.10.2014. Being the senior most Secretary among the five Secretaries of the five Departments of the Ministry, viz. Economic Affairs, Expenditure, Financial Services, Revenue and Investment & Public Assets Management of Ministry of Finance, he was designated as the Finance Secretary on 11.11.2014. He continued as Secretary  & Finance Secretary till 31.08.2015 when he demitted office.
It is a matter of convention that the senior most Secretary is designated as Finance Secretary and while he assumes a co-ordination role, he continues as Secretary of his own Department.
It is pertinent to point-out here that it is the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance which deals with financial sanctions relating to all the Ministries of the Government of India and in that capacity, any files relating to defence procurement would be dealt with by the Secretary, Department of Expenditure and not by Shri Rajiv Mehrishi as Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs.
To claim that Secretary  as Finance Secretary would have dealt with the expenditure proposals from the Ministry of Defence is totally a figment of imagination and stretch of facts.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, &Chemicals and Fertilizers chairs a meeting for Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
Sets up a Joint Task Force to explore possibilities of utilize by-products of Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries for Producing Crucial Intermediates for Pharmaceutical and Agrochemical Industries
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, & Chemicals and Fertilizers along with Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers and New and Renewable Energy, chaired a meeting with Secretary , Secretary , Secretary , PSUs and industry leaders in the petrochemical sector.
The meeting was held to discuss methodologies for adding value to by-products of the petroleum industry that go as raw material into downstream specialty chemical industry.
The Union Minister emphasised the need for India to go in for import substitution of these raw materials/intermediates, strengthen the existing ecosystem of PCPIR, encourage investments in cracker plants, and leverage the industrial strength of the sector for giving a boost to the speciality chemicals sector torealize Hon’ble PM’s vision of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”.
Dr. Mandaviya directed to constitute a Joint Task Force to identify such raw/starting materials/intermediates which are imported in high values and the country has potential to produce these chemicals through value addition of by-products of Petroleum industries/refineries. He stressed adopting the holistic approach for the chemical and petrochemical sector by creating synergies with other related stakeholders.
The Task Force will be responsible for identifying the crucial intermediates and raw materials having multiple value chain applications in specialty chemicals including pharmaceuticaland agrochemical industries.
The Task force will collectively work to promote ease of doing business by identifying solutions through Research and Development and making suggestions to the Government. D/o Science and Technology will be the nodal Department for carrying out the activities of the Joint Task Force.
The Joint Task force will also facilitate the development of technology and transfer it to the industry.
Dr. Mandaviya also directed that the Task Force shall prioritise the crucial chemicals in a phased manner to give a boost to the sector to make India a global champion in the chemical and petrochemical sectors.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurates five national highway projects worth Rs. 1261 crore in Madhya Pradesh
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated 5 National Highway projects of total length 329 km in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh at a cost of Rs 1261 crore in the presence of Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister of State Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Minister of State Shri Gopal. Bhargava, Shri Bisahulal Singh and MPs, MLAs and other officials.
Shri Gadkari said that the natural beauty of Mandla and Kanha National Park have always attracted tourists. With the construction of these road projects, this area and its forest dwellers will get better facilities. These projects will well connect Mandla with Jabalpur, Dindori, Balaghat districts.
The Minister said with the construction of these routes, religious places like Pachmarhi, Bhedaghat and Amarkantak as well as traffic from Jabalpur via Amarkantak to Bilaspur, Raipur and Durg will be easy. Transportation of agricultural and industrial products from nearby regions and states will be facilitated and this will save time and fuel, he added.
Shri Gadkari said under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, our government is continuously moving towards ensuring prosperity and development of Madhya Pradesh.